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tonguefishes

tonguefishes is the plural of tonguefish.

Meaning of tonguefish

Noun

tonguefish (plural tonguefishes or tonguefish)

  1. Any of the flatfishes in the taxonomic family Cynoglossidae, distinguished by the presence of a long hook on the snout overhanging the mouth.
    • Members of the family Cynoglossidae, the tonguefishes are for the most part too small to be of much interest as food fishes.1988, Gar Goodson, Fishes of the Pacific Coast, page 163
    Synonyms:
    cynoglossid

Questions about tonguefishes

What is tonguefishes the plural of?
Tonguefishes is the plural of tonguefish.

Words near tonguefishes in the dictionary

  1. tonguectomies
  2. tonguectomy
  3. tongued
  4. tonguedness
  5. tonguefish
  6. tonguefishes
  7. tonguefuck
  8. tonguefucked
  9. tonguefucker
  10. tonguefuckers
  11. tonguefucking

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